The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-04-06
THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL.

Cat.
..Here comes the snow. Look, look !
what beautiful flakesr' cried Lily as
she gazed from the nursery window.
Il am glad -
"Why are you gladp" asked Ida, who
was watching the sky. II am not
glad.
mo, because You want to go to
Reigate; but want to make the big
gest SNOWFALL that ever was seen p
"You will be puzzled to do that, I" re-
piled her sister. "But here comes the
snow-storm.
The snow fell thickly, and in the
morning there was nothing but white
to be seen. Two days passed; more
snow came, but then the weather
cleared. Ida went off, under her par
ents' escort, to her aunt's house; and
Lily, putting on her thickest boots and
warmest clothes. went into the garden
with her brothers to make 1.-The biggest
SNOWFALL that was ever seen y
OF course Tim, the cat, looked on.
Nothing can be done unless Tim has a
share in the fun of this happy family.
Perhaps, as it turned out, twas good
thing that Tim s0as looking on.
The children kept rolling the snow
about until the ball had got as big as
Lily herself. They were scooping it
out in the middle to make it into a
house, when dinner-time came, and the
children went indoors with such red
hands and faces, and looking as well as
possible.
After dinner the boys went out walk
ing; Lily kept quiet for while, think
ing. Soon Lily crept downstairs and
out into the garden to see her big snow
ball, and to play at being Laplander.
She had heard that Lapianders lived
in cold countries in snow-houses; so she
was LAP" She dug out more snow,
until she could sit inside the great
SNOWFALL quite at the end Of the garden.
Lily was very hot as she crept in, and
piled the snow by degrees in front of
her; her gloves got very wet, and her
hands burned when she stuck them to-
gether. At last she got drowsy, and
fell fast asleep.
Tea-time came. where is Miss
Lily?" asked nurse. No one could tell.
No one had seen her since dinner, ex-
cept the parlor-maid, who said; Per
haps she is in the garden. !"
The nurse looked out. 1t was then
getting dark. She put on her goloshes,
and walked all around the garden seek
ing Lily. She looked at the SNOWFALL.
No Lily was there; she could see
nothing but the snow-mass.
| Then she became frightened; where
could Lily be? There were no marks
in the snow to show that she had gone
out into the road. Perhaps she has gone
with her brothers to see the sliders on
the common!
Five o'clock. No Lily. Now it was
dark. Father and mother would be
home soon. The nurse, cook, and par
lor-maid searched all over the house
/ upstairs, downstairs. But no Lily!
| AS they were searching knock came
to the door. Father and mother had
come home, after leaving Ida at Reigate.
In few minutes the boys came in, too
but without Lily!
| Their mother at once noticed the pal,
and frightened face Of the parlor-maid
but said nothing until she reached thu
nursery, when she saw the nurse JUS
as frightened, and even paler.
What is the matter?'' cried Mrs
Smith. "Is any thing wrongp Yo,
and Fanny are both looking a
frightened as if there had been thieve
in the house. What has happened
Speakr'
''Oh. nam, Miss Lily-is-lostr'
'Lost!' screamed Mrs. Smith. Los
and you sit here quietly? Have 70
searhed? did you send for the police
Where was she lostp''
:, The poor mothers alarm and distre'
were terrible to see. She was so fon
Of all her children that she was nearl
distracted; she rushed into every room
! dashing the cupboards and press,
i open, and unlocking the trunks; 81
, looked into the cistern, into a gre
sofa-box in the bed room, under all Il
/ beds. She turned the cat roughly o
of the armchair, and poor Tim, bell
very much frightened. ran downstai